klukkan
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From klukka (meaning "clock") with a definite article. Literally meaning "the clock".
Phrase
[edit]klukkan
- at o'clock, o'clock
- Ég kem klukkan þrjú.
- I'll be there at three o'clock.
- Klukkan er fimm.
- It's five o'clock.
- Ég kem klukkan þrjú.
- the time
- Hvað er klukkan?
- Klukkan er kortér yfir þrjú.
Usage notes
[edit]- Always follow by the time in neuter:
- klukkan eitt — one o'clock
- klukkan tvö — two o'clock
- klukkan þrjú — three o'clock
- klukkan fjögur — four o'clock
- klukkan fimm — five o'clock
- klukkan sex — six o'clock
- klukkan sjö — seven o'clock
- klukkan átta — eight o'clock
- klukkan níu — nine o'clock
- klukkan tíu — ten o'clock
- klukkan ellefu — eleven o'clock
- klukkan tólf — twelve o'clock